Session 2010-11
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The Questions Book

Part 2: Oral and Written Questions from
Monday 21 March 2011

Notes:
* Indicates a Question for Oral Answer.
+ Indicates a Question not included in the random selection process but accepted because the quota for that day had not been filled.
[N] Indicates a Question for Written Answer on a named day, i.e. the Member has indicated under S.O. No. 22(4) the day on which he wishes the Question to be answered.
[R] Indicates that a relevant interest has been declared.

Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Friday 18 March 2011
(the 'Questions Book')

Part 2: Oral and Written Questions from
Monday 21 March 2011

For Written Questions for answer on the day of issue of this paper, see Part 1 of this paper and the Order Paper.

Questions in this paper are arranged in the following way: date for answer; Oral before Written under each date; date of tabling under each answering date; unstarred and transferred questions followed by answering departments in alphabetical order.

MONDAY 21 MARCH
Questions for Oral Answer

Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Education

*1	Mrs Linda Riordan (Halifax): What plans he has to allocate funds for the modernisation of primary schools in Halifax.
	(47457)

*2	Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): What plans he has for personal budgets for children with special needs and disabilities.
	(47458)

*3	Anne Marie Morris (Newton Abbot): What proposals he has to improve the quality of teaching of children with special educational needs.
	(47459)

*4	Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): What his policy is on the future of devolved formula capital grant funding for (a) primary and (b) secondary schools.
	(47460)

*5	Dan Rogerson (North Cornwall): What plans he has for single assessments and education, health and care plans for children with special educational needs and disabilities.
	(47461)

*6	Penny Mordaunt (Portsmouth North): What support statemented children will receive under his proposals for the assessment of children with special educational needs; and if he will make a statement.
	(47462)

*7	Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): What recent representations he has received on the English Baccalaureate.
	(47463)

*8	Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West): When he plans to announce his proposals for capital funding for schools.
	(47464)

*9	Andrew Rosindell (Romford): What plans he has for the future of history teaching in schools; and if he will make a statement.
	(47465)

*11	Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): What recent representations he has received on the English Baccalaureate; and if he will make a statement.
	(47467)

*12	Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): Whether all those whose bid to open a free school in September 2011 was successful have been notified of the outcome of their bid.
	(47468)

*13	Andrew Bridgen (North West Leicestershire): Whether he plans to review the eligibility criteria for free school meals.
	(47469)

*14	Mr Douglas Carswell (Clacton): What steps he is taking to enable schools to determine their own curriculum.
	(47470)

*15	Chris White (Warwick and Leamington): What steps his Department is taking to support the teaching of design in schools.
	(47471)

*16	Tracey Crouch (Chatham and Aylesford): What recent progress has been made by schools in Chatham and Aylesford constituency which are converting to academy status.
	(47472)

*17	Mr Mark Spencer (Sherwood): What his policy is on the provision of sporting facilities in schools.
	(47473)

*19	Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): What steps he is taking to improve the quality of teaching in schools.
	(47475)

*20	Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): What assessment he has made of the effects of reductions in local authority funding for education on the provision of information, advice and guidance for students at secondary level in Blackpool.
	(47476)

*21	David Wright (Telford): Whether children in care will automatically be eligible for funding through the scheme to replace education maintenance allowance.
	(47477)

*22	Laura Sandys (South Thanet): If he will take steps to ensure that the Government's post-16 funding allocation allows secondary schools to teach the International Baccalaureate.
	(47478)

*23	Andrea Leadsom (South Northamptonshire): What steps he is taking to ensure that only age-appropriate sex education material is used in primary schools.
	(47479)

*24	Elizabeth Truss (South West Norfolk): Whether he plans to expand the Teach First scheme to Norfolk.
	(47480)

*25	Nicola Blackwood (Oxford West and Abingdon): What plans he has for single assessments and education, health and care plans for children with special educational needs and disabilities.
	(47481)

At 3.15 pm

Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Education

The Members listed below have been selected by ballot to ask a Topical Question.

*1	Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
	(47482)

*2	Tom Blenkinsop (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland):
	(47483)

*3	David Wright (Telford):
	(47484)

*4	Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset and North Poole):
	(47485)

*5	Mark Reckless (Rochester and Strood):
	(47486)

*6	Jonathan Reynolds (Stalybridge and Hyde):
	(47487)

*7	Dr Daniel Poulter (Central Suffolk and North Ipswich):
	(47488)

*9	Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire):
	(47490)

*10	Nadhim Zahawi (Stratford-on-Avon):
	(47491)

Questions for Written Answer

Notices given on Monday 7 March

1 N	Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many educational psychology posts there were in March 2010; and what estimate he has made of the level of such posts in March 2011.
	(45678)

2 N	Karl Turner (Kingston upon Hull East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many former Prison Service staff worked for the Prison and Probation Ombudsman in (a) 2005, (b) 2006, (c) 2007, (d) 2008, (e) 2009 and (f) 2010.
	(45347)

3 N	Karl Turner (Kingston upon Hull East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Prison Service staff were seconded from the Prison Service to the Prison and Probation Ombudsman in (a) 2005, (b) 2006, (c) 2007, (d) 2008, (e) 2009 and (f) 2010.
	(45348)

4 N	Karl Turner (Kingston upon Hull East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 22 November 2010, Official Report, columns 125-8W, on secure training centres: restraint techniques, what the nature was of the minor injuries that resulted from the use of control and restraint procedures in each young offender institute juvenile unit in each month since April 2008.
	(45358)

5 N	Karl Turner (Kingston upon Hull East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 22 November 2010, Official Report, columns 125-6W, on secure training centres: restraint techniques, what the nature was of the serious injuries that resulted from the use of control and restraint procedures in each young offender institute juvenile unit in each month since April 2008.
	(45359)

Notices given on Monday 14 March

1 N	Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, on what date he plans to inform schools and further education colleges in Coventry of their allocation of discretionary learner support for 2011-12.
	(47378)

2 N	Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent steps his Department has taken to improve the provision of (a) cancer services and (b) mental health services in the West Midlands.
	(47287)

3 N	Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of levels of violent crime in the West Midlands in each of the last three years.
	(47376)

4 N	Ms Harriet Harman (Camberwell and Peckham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effect of changes to funding allocation to the Metropolitan Police Authority budget on (a) police numbers and (b) Safer Neighbourhood teams in the London Borough of Southwark.
	(47304)

5 N	Ms Harriet Harman (Camberwell and Peckham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers are assigned to duties in the London Borough of Southwark; and how many she expects there to be in (a) 2011-12 and (b) 2012-13.
	(47305)

6 N	Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in (a) Coventry and (b) the West Midlands receive the higher rate mobility component of disability living allowance.
	(47377)

Notices given on Tuesday 15 March

1 N	Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether he intends to update his Department's guidance to local authorities on the translation of documents; and if he will make a statement.
	(47876)

2 N	Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many new (a) social rented and (b) intermediate tenure properties have been completed in Peterborough constituency in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement.
	(47877)

3 N	Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many children in each electoral ward of the Peterborough City Council area lived in households in receipt of means-tested benefits in the latest period for which figures are available.
	(47664)

Notices given on Wednesday 16 March

1 N	Mr David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what (a) hospitality was received and (b) expenses were incurred by each member of the board of UK Trade and Investment in each of the last three years.
	(47983)

2 N	Nia Griffith (Llanelli): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, which post office branches were under long-term temporary closure on 1 March 2011.
	(47910)

3 N	Nia Griffith (Llanelli): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many post office branches were under long-term temporary closure on 1 March 2011; and how many of these were (a) Crown post offices offices, (b) full-time sub-post offices, (c) part-time sub-post offices, (d) franchise branches, (e) satellite branches, and (f) outreach branches.
	(47911)

4 N	Nia Griffith (Llanelli): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many post office branches there were on 1 March 2011; and how many of these were (a) Crown post offices, (b) full-time sub-post offices, (c) part-time sub-post offices, (d) franchise branches, (e) satellite branches, (f) outreach branches and (g) under long-term temporary closure.
	(47912)

5
N

Tessa Jowell (Dulwich and West Norwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 16 March 2011, Official Report, columns 9-10WS, on the public bodies reform programme, what estimate he has made of the savings to his Department net of costs incurred in the assumption of additional departmental responsibilities to accrue from (a) the abolition of 22 public bodies within his Department's area of responsibility, (b) the merger of five such bodies and (c) the change in function of one such body.

(48136)

6
N

Tessa Jowell (Dulwich and West Norwood): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 16 March 2011, Official Report, columns 9-10WS, on the public bodies reform programme, what estimate he has made of the savings to his Department net of costs incurred in the assumption of additional departmental responsibilities to accrue from the abolition of eight public bodies within his Department's area of responsibility.

(48138)

7 N	Mrs Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his policy is on the application of value added tax to works connected with the retrofitting of derelict domestic properties.
	(48126)

8 N	Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the reductions in public expenditure required to reduce the budget deficit by half over four years.
	(48019)

9 N	Peter Aldous (Waveney): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will take steps to increase the efficiency of the planning process for large infrastructure projects.
	(48091)

10
N

Tessa Jowell (Dulwich and West Norwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 16 March 2011, Official Report, columns 9-10WS, on the public bodies reform programme, what estimate he has made of the savings to his Department net of costs incurred in the assumption of additional departmental responsibilities to accrue from (a) the abolition of 16 public bodies within his Department's area of responsibility and (b) the change in function of the Homes and Communities Agency.

(48137)

11 N	Mr Michael Meacher (Oldham West and Royton): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will take steps to ensure that Oldham Council publishes details of all staff earning over £58,000 a year.
	(47968)

12 N	Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he has taken to reduce the incidence of family breakdown since his appointment.
	(48122)

13 N	Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much money Jephson Housing Association Group has received from the public purse in (a) 2010-11 and (b) each of the last three years.
	(48132)

14 N	Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, which private sector organisations (a) his Department and (b) Ofcom consulted to determine the areas which contain critical levels of wireless microphone usage; and if he will make a statement.
	(48127)

15 N	Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the potential effects of white space devices on the programme making and special events sector; and if he will make a statement.
	(48128)

16 N	Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, whether he has made an assessment of the provisional parameters set by (a) Ofcom and (b) the programme making and special events spectrum band manager to prevent spectrum interference from white space devices; and if he will make a statement.
	(48129)

17
N

Tessa Jowell (Dulwich and West Norwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 16 March 2011, Official Report, columns 9-10WS, on the public bodies reform programme, what estimate he has made of the savings to his Department net of costs incurred in the assumption of additional departmental responsibilities to accrue from (a) the abolition of 11 public bodies within his Department's area of responsibility, (b) the merger of eight such bodies and (c) the change in function of three such bodies.

(48145)

18 N	John Thurso (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what advice his Department has received from Ofcom on the testing of white space devices before they are granted licence-exempt access to the spectrum; and if he will make a statement.
	(48130)

19 N	John Thurso (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what recent discussions he has had with representatives of Ofcom on the testing of the recommended operational parameters for unlicensed white space devices set out in Ofcom's Implementing Geolocation consultation; and if he will make a statement.
	(48133)

20 N	Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many staff of his Department have been questioned as part of the inquiry established to determine responsibility for the unauthorised disclosure of the letter from the Secretary of State to the Prime Minister published in the Daily Telegraph on 28 September 2010.
	(47913)

21 N	Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects the inquiry to determine responsibility for the unauthorised disclosure of the letter from the Secretary of State to the Prime Minister published in the Daily Telegraph on 28 September 2010 to report.
	(47914)

22 N	Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress his Department has made in establishing responsibility for the unauthorised disclosure of the letter from the Secretary of State to the Prime Minister published in the Daily Telegraph on 28 September 2010.
	(47915)

23 N	Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much the inquiry established to determine responsibility for the unauthorised disclosure of the letter from the Secretary of State to the Prime Minister published in the Daily Telegraph on 28 September 2010 has cost to date.
	(47916)

24 N	Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the inquiry established to determine responsibility for the unauthorised disclosure of the letter from the Secretary of State to the Prime Minister published in the Daily Telegraph on 28 September 2010 has reported any interim findings; and if he will make a statement.
	(47917)

25 N	Mark Tami (Alyn and Deeside): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which Minister in his Department took the decision to refuse access to the Defence Support Group site at Sealand to the hon. Member for Alyn and Deeside; and if he will make a statement.
	(48017)

26 N	Mr John Baron (Basildon and Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when his Department plans to respond to the letters from the hon. Member for Basildon and Billericay of 19 January and 21 February 2011 on Miss Susan McCaffery.
	(47996)

27
N

Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 16 March 2011, Official Report, columns 9-10WS, on the public bodies reform programme, what estimate he has made of the savings to his Department net of costs incurred in the assumption of additional departmental responsibilities to accrue from the abolition of 11 public bodies within his Department's area of responsibility.

(48141)

28 N	Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, on what date (a) officials in his Department first identified and (b) he was first made aware of the difficulties in the operation of the IT system for monitoring and answering Parliamentary Questions and letters from hon. Members.
	(48045)

29
N

Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what consideration his Department gave to informing (a) Mr Speaker's office, (b) the Leader of the House's office, (c) the Table Office and (d) hon. Members of the effects on the time taken to respond to questions and letters from hon. Members of the difficulties his Department has encountered in the operation of the IT system for monitoring and answering such material.

(48046)

30 N	Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, when he plans to respond to the recommendations of the report by the Committee on Climate Change on the fourth carbon budget.
	(48125)

31 N	Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will extend his Department's review of the implications of the situation concerning nuclear power stations in Japan to include consideration of the (a) costs and (b) timetable for new nuclear build in the UK.
	(48018)

32
N

Tessa Jowell (Dulwich and West Norwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 16 March 2011, Official Report, columns 9-10WS, on the public bodies reform programme, what estimate he has made of the savings to his Department net of costs incurred in the assumption of additional departmental responsibilities to accrue from the abolition of three public bodies within his Department's area of responsibility.

(48148)

33 N	Sheryll Murray (South East Cornwall): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will ensure that projects in receipt of funding or in development under the feed-in tariff are not subject to any changes in the level of support they receive arising from the outcome of the feed-in tariff review.
	(47907)

34
N

Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 16 March 2011, Official Report, columns 9-10WS, on the public bodies reform programme, what estimate she has made of the savings to her Department net of costs incurred in the assumption of additional departmental responsibilities to accrue from (a) the abolition of 24 public bodies within her Department's area of responsibility and (b) the change in function of seven such bodies.

(48142)

35 N	Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when his Department was contacted by International Rescue Corps about the provision of support in Japan following the recent tsunami.
	(47969)

36 N	Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, to which British aid organisations he has (a) granted and (b) refused permission to work in Japan since the tsunami.
	(47970)

37 N	Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether Ministers in his Department were consulted on the decision not to give permission to International Rescue Corps to work in Japan following the tsunami.
	(47971)

38 N	Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, on what occasions International Rescue Corps has been approved by his Department to work in disaster areas.
	(47972)

39 N	Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what contingency arrangements he (a) has and (b) plans to put in place to (i) provide consular support for and (ii) assist with the evacuation of British nationals in Japan.
	(47973)

40 N	Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has (a) made and (b) received representations on reports of deportations of UK journalists from Yemen on 14 March 2011.
	(47908)

41 N	Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has discussed with his counterpart in Bahrain the implications of the deployment in that country of military forces under the auspices of the Gulf Co-operation Council.
	(47909)

42 N	Mr David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his policy is on (a) permitting and (b) promoting the provision by Government agencies of technical support to overseas countries seeking (i) information on and (ii) control over their domestic population.
	(47982)

43 N	Frank Dobson (Holborn and St Pancras): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate he has made of the cost to his Department of the civilian operation to evacuate UK nationals from Libya.
	(47997)

44
N

Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 16 March 2011, Official Report, columns 9-10WS, on the public bodies reform programme, what estimate he has made of the savings to his Department net of costs incurred of the assumption of additional departmental responsibilities to accrue from (a) the abolition of three public bodies within his Department's area of responsibility and (b) the change in function of two such bodies.

(48139)

45 N	Stephen Twigg (Liverpool, West Derby): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had on the role of the United Nations in protecting civilians in Côte d'Ivoire.
	(47995)

46 N	Stephen Twigg (Liverpool, West Derby): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had on the Commonwealth's role in the promotion of democratisation in the Kingdom of Swaziland.
	(48088)

47 N	Stephen Barclay (North East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many clinical staff in (a) NHS foundation trusts and (b) each such trust were suspended on the most recent date for which figures are available .
	(47906)

48 N	Jim Dobbin (Heywood and Middleton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, in which areas his Department is undertaking pilot studies on the distribution through pharmacies of the morning after pill to girls aged 13 and over.
	(47974)

49
N

Jacob Rees-Mogg (North East Somerset): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) on the availability of stiripentol; whether he has received the draft guidance from (NICE) on the availability of stiripentol for the treatment of epilepsy; if he will direct (NICE) to develop separate guidelines on the availability of stiripentol; and if he will make a statement.

(48014)

50
N

Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 16 March 2011, Official Report, columns 9-10W, on the public bodies reform programme, what estimate he has made of the savings to his Department net of costs incurred in the assumption of additional departmental responsibilities to accrue from (a) the abolition of 30 public bodies within his Department's area of responsibility and (b) the change in function of one such body.

(48140)

51
N

Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 16 March 2011, Official Report, columns 9-10WS, on the public bodies reform programme, what estimate she has made of the savings to her Department net of costs incurred in the assumption of additional departmental responsibilities to accrue from (a) the abolition of three public bodies within her Department's area of responsibility and (b) the merger of two such bodies.

(48135)

52 N	Anas Sarwar (Glasgow Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to increase sharing of criminal records files with other EU member states.
	(48089)

53 N	Anas Sarwar (Glasgow Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to use funds available through the EU criminal justice programme for the purposes of building a European criminal records information system.
	(48090)

54 N	Ms Harriet Harman (Camberwell and Peckham): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what information his Department holds on (a) the countries that are recipients of remittances from people in the UK, (b) the monetary value of remittances from the UK to each country and (c) the number of people who send remittances abroad.
	(48047)

55 N	Ms Harriet Harman (Camberwell and Peckham): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what research his Department has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on the (i) income levels of people who send remittances from the UK and (ii) proportion of individuals' incomes that comprise remittances.
	(48048)

56
N

Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 16 March 2011, Official Report, columns 9-10W, on the public bodies reform programme, what estimate he has made of the savings to his Department net of costs incurred in the assumption of additional departmental responsibilities to accrue from (a) the abolition of 11 public bodies within his Department's area of responsibility, (b) the merger of four such bodies and (c) the change in function of four such bodies.

(48147)

57 N	Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he has taken to reduce the incidence of family breakdown since his appointment.
	(48123)

58
N

Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 16 March 2011, Official Report, columns 9-10W, on the public bodies reform programme, what estimate he has made of the savings to his Department net of costs incurred in the assumption of additional departmental responsibilities to accrue from (a) the abolition of six public bodies within his Department's area of responsibility and (b) the change in function of one such body.

(48146)

59 N	Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, by what date he expects Central Bedfordshire Council to have received additional funding to repair potholes on roads in its area; and how much it will receive.
	(48131)

60
N

Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 16 March 2011, Official Report, columns 9-10W, on the public bodies reform programme, what estimate she has made of the savings to the Government Equalities Office net of costs incurred in the assumption of additional departmental responsibilities to accrue from (a) the abolition of 11 public bodies within the Office's area of responsibility and (b) the change in function of one such body.

(48144)

61 N	Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what measures will be in place to ensure that small and medium-sized enterprises that win Work Programme contracts are not put at a financial disadvantage as a result of the time taken for payments to be made under the payment-by-results scheme.
	(48020)

62 N	Margaret Curran (Glasgow East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether (a) statutory sick pay and (b) employment and support allowance claimed for the first six months of an illness be treated as earnings when calculating earnings disregard for the purposes of his proposed universal credit.
	(48015)

63 N	Margaret Curran (Glasgow East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether any extra support offered to disabled people in receipt of universal credit will be available to those who (a) live alone and (b) do not have a carer.
	(48016)

64
N

Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 16 March 2011, Official Report, columns 9-10W, on the public bodies reform programme, what estimate he has made of the savings to his Department net of costs incurred in the assumption of additional departmental responsibilities to accrue from (a) the abolition of three public bodies within his Department's area of responsibility, (b) the merger of one such body and (c) the change in function of two such bodies.

(48143)

65 N	Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he has taken to reduce the incidence of family breakdown since his appointment.
	(48121)

Notices given on Thursday 17 March

1 N	Richard Harrington (Watford): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to reduce the administrative burden upon school staff.
	[Question Unstarred] (47474)

2	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Attorney General, what arrangements the Law Officers' Departments have in place (a) to reduce levels of and (b) to support staff diagnosed with work-related stress.
	(48296)

3	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Attorney General, how much the Law Officers' Departments provided to each charity they fund in each of the last five years; and how much he has allocated for funding to each such charity in each of the next five years.
	(48297)

4	Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proportion of UK trade was conducted with (a) Brazil, (b) Russia, (c) India and (d) China in each financial year since 2001-02.
	(48332)

5	Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, which UK companies has made the largest contribution to the economy of (a) Brazil, (b) Russia, (c) India and (d) China in the latest period for which figures are available.
	(48340)

6	Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, which foreign-owned companies based in (a) Brazil, (b) Russia, (c) India and (d) China have made the largest contributions to the UK economy in the latest period for which figures are available.
	(48342)

7	Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the monetary value was in real terms of UK (a) exports and (b) imports with (i) China, (ii) India, (iii) Brazil and (iv) Russia in each year since 2007.
	(48358)

8	Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the monetary value in real terms of (a) investment in Russia by UK businesses and (b) investment in the UK by Russian businesses in each financial year since 2001-02.
	(48359)

9	Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the monetary value in real terms of (a) investment in Brazil by UK businesses and (b) investment in the UK by Brazilian businesses in each financial year since 2001-02.
	(48360)

10	Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the monetary value in real terms of UK (a) exports and (b) imports with Russia in each financial year since 2001-02.
	(48361)

11	Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the monetary value in constant prices was of (a) investment in India by UK businesses and (b) investment in the UK by Indian businesses in each year since 2001.
	(48409)

Tony Baldry (Banbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what progress has been made on implementing the recommendations of the review of the Office of Fair Trading on the high cost of credit in respect of payday loans; and what progress has been made on the establishment of an independent-wide statement of practice supporting greater transparency, clarity and simplicity in the short-term loans industry.

(48328)

13	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much his Department has spent on the contents of Ministerial drinks cabinets since 12 May 2010.
	(48413)

14	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much his Department has spent on indoor and outdoor plants and trees since his appointment.
	(48430)

15	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what items with a value of over £100 have been taken without authorisation from his Department since his appointment; and what steps have been taken to recover such items.
	(48450)

16	Mr Robert Buckland (South Swindon): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assistance his Department provides to individuals with autism and related conditions who want to go to university; and what plans he has for such assistance over the Comprehensive Spending Review period.
	[R] (48241)

Priti Patel (Witham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 4 March 2011, Official Report, columns 720-2W on trade unions: training, how many courses provided by trade unions were supported through funding from the public purse in each year for which figures are available; what the titles of such courses were; and how much funding was spent on each such course.

(48395)

18	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will estimate the proportion of mothers of children aged between nine and 12 months in each region who were in (a) full-time and (b) part-time work in each of the last five years.
	(48248)

19	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how muchhis Department provided to each charity it funds in each of the last five years; and how much he has allocated for funding to each such charity in each of the next five years.
	(48286)

20	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what arrangements his Department has in place (a) to reduce levels of and (b) to support staff diagnosed with work-related stress.
	(48294)

21	Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many funded places there were for each foundation degree course at each higher education institution in each of the last five years; and how many places there will be in each such case in each of the next three years.
	(48174)

22	Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 16 March 2011, Official Report, column 439W, on students: fees and charges, when he plans to publish the equality impact assessment on the package of reforms to higher education funding and student finance; and if he will make a statement.
	(48408)

23	Tony Baldry (Banbury): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he expects to establish a national citizen service for all ages.
	(48327)

24	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much his Department has spent on the contents of Ministerial drinks cabinets since 12 May 2010.
	(48412)

25	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much his Department has spent on indoor and outdoor plants and trees since his appointment.
	(48429)

26	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what items with a value of over £100 have been taken without authorisation from his Department since his appointment; and what steps have been taken to recover such items.
	(48449)

27	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what arrangements are in place in his Department to (a) reduce levels of work-based stress and (b) provide assistance to staff diagnosed with such stress.
	(48199)

28	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much the Department gave to the youth volunteering charity V in each of the last five years.
	(48240)

29	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of children in (a) each region of England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland are in families where one parent is not the child's natural parent.
	(48251)

30	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people the Charity Commission employed in each of the last five years; and how many people he expects it to employ in each of the next five years.
	(48253)

31	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, on what date the Transitional Fund was (a) opened and (b) closed.
	(48254)

32	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what arrangements his Department has in place (a) to reduce levels of and (b) to support staff diagnosed with work-related stress.
	(48293)

33	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much his Department provided to each charity it funds in each of the last five years; and how much he has allocated for funding to each such charity in each of the next five years.
	(48299)

34	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what research his Department has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on the effects of differing levels of trust within a community on levels of (i) crime and (ii) mental health problems.
	(48303)

35	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much his Department spent on encouraging people to volunteer in each of the last five years; and how much he expects to spend in each of the next five years.
	(48304)

36	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent representations he has received from (a) Volunteering England and (b) Citizens Advice on the effects on the voluntary sector of recent reductions in public expenditure.
	(48314)

37	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much funding was allocated to Volunteering England in each of the last five years; and how much such funding he plans to allocate in each of the next five years.
	(48344)

38	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has any plans to monitor changes in levels of spending on the voluntary sector by (a) local authorities and (b) each Government department.
	(48465)

39	Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the proposals by the UN High Representative for Foreign Affairs for greater investment in North Africa from the European Investment Bank following recent political changes.
	(48335)

40	Steve Baker (Wycombe): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effects of quantitative easing on the cost of borrowing for small businesses and consumers.
	(48407)

41	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much his Department has spent on the contents of Ministerial drinks cabinets since 12 May 2010.
	(48402)

42	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much his Department has spent on indoor and outdoor plants and trees since his appointment.
	(48423)

43	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what items with a value of over £100 have been taken without authorisation from his Department since his appointment; and what steps have been taken to recover such items.
	(48442)

44	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what arrangements are in place in his Departments to (a) reduce levels of work-based stress and (b) provide assistance to staff diagnosed with such stress.
	(48208)

45	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much his Department provided to each charity it funds in each of the last five years; and how much he has allocated for funding to each such charity in each of the next five years.
	(48273)

46	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much his Department has spent on the contents of Ministerial drinks cabinets since 12 May 2010.
	(48406)

47	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much his Department has spent on indoor and outdoor plants and trees since his appointment.
	(48428)

48	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what items with a value of over £100 have been taken without authorisation from his Department since his appointment; and what steps have been taken to recover such items.
	(48448)

49	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what arrangements are in place in his Department to (a) reduce levels of work-based stress and (b) provide assistance to staff diagnosed with such stress.
	(48247)

50	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how muchhis Department provided to each charity it funds in each of the last five years; and how much he has allocated for funding to each such charity in each of the next five years.
	(48287)

51	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, how much his Department has spent on the contents of Ministerial drinks cabinets since 12 May 2010.
	(48405)

52	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, how much his Department has spent on indoor and outdoor plants and trees since his appointment.
	(48427)

53	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what items with a value of over £100 have been taken without authorisation from his Department since his appointment; and what steps have been taken to recover such items.
	(48447)

54	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what arrangements are in place in his Department to (a) reduce levels of work-based stress and (b) provide assistance to staff diagnosed with such stress.
	(48213)

55	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, how muchhis Department provided to each charity it funds in each of the last five years; and how much he has allocated for funding to each such charity in each of the next five years.
	(48288)

56	Gavin Williamson (South Staffordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, how much funding the 20 largest regularly-funded organisations received from Arts Council England in 2009-10.
	(48272)

57	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has spent on the contents of Ministerial drinks cabinets since 12 May 2010.
	(48404)

58	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has spent on indoor and outdoor plants and trees since his appointment.
	(48426)

59	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what items with a value of over £100 have been taken without authorisation from his Department since his appointment; and what steps have been taken to recover such items.
	(48446)

60	Mr Frank Roy (Motherwell and Wishaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what development work is being undertaken by UK armed forces in Afghanistan.
	(48365)

61	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what arrangements are in place in his Department to (a) reduce levels of work-based stress and (b) provide assistance to staff diagnosed with such stress.
	(48212)

62	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how muchhis Department provided to each charity it funds in each of the last five years; and how much he has allocated for funding to each such charity in each of the next five years.
	(48289)

Priti Patel (Witham): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what decisions were reached at the 1108th meeting of the Council of Europe's Committee of Ministers relating the UK and prisoner voting; if he will publish all documents sent to the Council of Europe from the Government in relation to this matter; who represented the UK Government at this meeting; when he expects the UK's position on prisoner votes next to be discussed by the Committee of Ministers; and if he will make a statement.

(48393)

64	Priti Patel (Witham): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, whether he has notified the Council of Europe of the outcome of Division No. 199 on 10 February 2011, Official Report, columns 584-6; and if he will make a statement.
	(48394)

65	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much his Department has spent on the contents of Ministerial drinks cabinets since 12 May 2010.
	(48355)

66	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much his Department has spent on indoor and outdoor plants and trees since his appointment.
	(48425)

67	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what items with a value of over £100 have been taken without authorisation from his Department since his appointment; and what steps have been taken to recover such items.
	(48445)

68	Gloria De Piero (Ashfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what data his Department holds on the number and proportion of school pupils with each type of special educational need in (a) Ashfield constituency, (b) Nottinghamshire and (c) England.
	(48411)

69	Mike Gapes (Ilford South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will discuss with the Secretary of State for Transport the traffic implications associated with the establishment of a free school at the Downshall Centre in Ilford.
	(48367)

70	Mike Gapes (Ilford South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what requirements there are for public consultation on the location of free schools.
	(48368)

71	Mike Gapes (Ilford South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government on the powers of local authority scrutiny committees to overturn decisions on the location of free schools.
	(48369)

72	Mike Gapes (Ilford South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the salary was of the chief executive of Partnership for Schools in the last year for which figures are available.
	(48370)

73	Mike Gapes (Ilford South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions Partnership for Schools has had with representatives of Redbridge Council on the future of the Downshall Centre in Ilford.
	(48371)

74	Mike Gapes (Ilford South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he last met the chief executive of Partnership for Schools.
	(48372)

75	Gareth Johnson (Dartford): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has for the (a) teaching and (b) funding of the post-16 International Baccalaureate diploma.
	(48185)

76	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the adult literacy rates was for each (a) region, (b) local authority area and (c) parliamentary constituency in the latest period for which figures are available.
	(48190)

77	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of (a) pre-natal classes and (b) adult parenting classes in improving child development.
	(48206)

78	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what arrangements are in place in his Department to (a) reduce levels of work-based stress and (b) provide assistance to staff diagnosed with such stress.
	(48211)

79	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information his Department holds on the proportion of (a) seven, (b) 10 and (c) 14 year olds who walk to school.
	(48237)

80	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the status is of the 2007 Children's Plan.
	(48242)

81	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate has been made of the proportion of (a) males and (b) females aged 15 to 16 in each region who have been recorded as experiencing (i) emotional and (ii) behavioural difficulties in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
	(48243)

82	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate has been made of the proportion of children under 15 in each region who have (a) used cannabis and (b) been sexually active in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
	(48244)

83	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding his Department has provided to Sure Start in each year since its inception; and how much he has allocated to the programme in each of the next five years.
	(48252)

84	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of schools in each region are participating in his Department's extended schools programme.
	(48255)

85	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how muchhis Department and its predecessors have provided to each charity it funds in each of the last five years; and how much he has allocated for funding to each such charity in each of the next five years.
	(48290)

86	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what research his Department has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated into development in childhood and well-being.
	(48300)

87	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated research on childhood friendship bonds.
	(48308)

88	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of children were looked after in each local authority area in each of the last three years.
	(48309)

89	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has made an estimate of the number of schools which offer parenting classes to their pupils.
	(48310)

90	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support his Department provides to parents who are considering (a) having and (b) adopting a baby.
	(48311)

91	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what research into early years education his Department is providing funding.
	(48313)

92	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to deliver parenting classes within the school curriculum.
	(48463)

93	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what proportion of his departmental stationery comes from recycled or sustainable sources.
	(48329)

94	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether his Department has installed motion-sensitive energy-saving lighting in its estate; and what plans he has for the installation of such lighting.
	(48330)

Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what meetings (a) he, (b) Ministers and (c) senior officals in his Department have had with the staff, agents or representatives of (i) Shell, (ii) BP, (iii) Anglo Siberian Oil Company, (iv) Gazprom Neft Sibneft Oil Group, (v) Chevron Texaco, (vi) Esso/Exxon, (vii) Total, (viii) Gulf Oil and (ix) Mobil since his appointment; and on what dates each such meeting took place.

(48331)

96	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, on how many occasions he has travelled by London Underground on official business since his appointment.
	(48350)

97	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much his Department has spent on the contents of Ministerial drinks cabinets since 12 May 2010.
	(48354)

98	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much his Department has spent on indoor and outdoor plants and trees since his appointment.
	(48431)

99	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what items with a value of over £100 have been taken without authorisation from his Department since his appointment; and what steps have been taken to recover such items.
	(48444)

100	Nia Griffith (Llanelli): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many installations of (a) up to 50KW, (b) 51 KW to 1MW, (c) 1MW to 2MW, (d) 2MW to 3MW, (e) 3MW to 4MW and (f) 4MW to 5MW are participating in the feed-in tariff scheme.
	(48181)

101	Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 15 March 2011, Official Report, column 296W, on renewable energy: Feed-In-Tariffs, if he will place in the Library details of the Feed-in-Tariff schemes in the 51 non-departmental public bodies receiving a revenue from Feed-In-Tariffs.
	(48325)

102	Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will estimate the proportion of wind turbines installed in the UK which use direct drive technology derived from rare earth metals; and if he will make a statement.
	(48186)

103	Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the environmental effects of the manufacture of direct drive technology for use in wind turbines; and if he will make a statement.
	(48187)

104	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what arrangements are in place in his Department to (a) reduce levels of work-based stress and (b) provide assistance to staff diagnosed with such stress.
	(48210)

105	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much his Department provided to each charity it funds in each year since its inception; and how much he has allocated for funding to each such charity in each of the next five years.
	(48291)

106	Mr Robin Walker (Worcester): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate his Department made of the number of properties which would be affected by roll-out of the planned Renewable Heat Incentive before the recent announcement of its revision; and what estimate it has made of the number of households which will be affected by the new scheme.
	(48245)

107	Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps he is taking to ensure sufficient supply chain capacity to meet his targets for the construction of offshore wind power installations.
	(48184)

108	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much her Department has spent on the contents of Ministerial drinks cabinets since 12 May 2010.
	(48353)

109	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much her Department has spent on indoor and outdoor plants and trees since her appointment.
	(48424)

110	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what items with a value of over £100 have been taken without authorisation from her Department since her appointment; and what steps have been taken to recover such items.
	(48443)

111	Tom Blenkinsop (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to consult fishing communities on the future of the fishing industry.
	(48271)

112	Dan Byles (North Warwickshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has estimated the total domestic food production capacity of the UK measured in terms of the proportion of the population it would feed in the latest period for which figures are available.
	(48364)

113	Duncan Hames (Chippenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which Ministers have attended each of her monthly breakfasts for the designated green ministers in each Department.
	(48249)

114	Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 9 March 2011, Official Report, column 1140W, on shale gas, if Ministers in her Department will meet the Environment Agency to discuss its preparedness for on-shore drilling for shale gas and coal bed methane using hydraulic fracturing.
	(48326)

115	Mr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department plans to take during the Hungarian Presidency of the Council of Ministers of the EU towards reform of the Common Agricultural Policy.
	(48214)

116	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what arrangements are in place in her Department to (a) reduce levels of work-based stress and (b) provide assistance to staff diagnosed with such stress.
	(48209)

117	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much her Department provided to each charity it funds in each of the last five years; and how much she has allocated for funding to each such charity in each of the next five years.
	(48292)

118	Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, on what dates he has spoken directly with the US Secretary of State since his appointment.
	(48270)

119	Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent steps his Department has taken on reform of the UN Security Council; and if he will make a statement.
	(48333)

120	Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, on how many occasions the Ministers in his Department have met Ministers in the government of (a) Brazil, (b) Russia, (c) India and (d) China since May 2010.
	(48334)

121	Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions his Department had with charter flight brokers on arrangements for the evacuation of UK citizens from Libya on (a) 20 February 2011 and (b) 21 February 2011.
	(48336)

122	Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, at what (a) date and (b) time the decision was made to convene the COBR meeting which took place on 24 February 2011 at 10am.
	(48337)

123	Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with which of his EU counterparts he has discussed the request from the Egyptian authorities for an asset freeze; and on what date each such discussion took place.
	(48339)

124	Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many British nationals he estimates are resident in (a) Brazil, (b) Russia, (c) India and (d) China.
	(48341)

125	Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent steps his Department has taken to promote human rights in India; and if he will make a statement.
	(48362)

126	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much his Department has spent on the contents of Ministerial drinks cabinets since 12 May 2010.
	(48352)

127	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much his Department has spent on indoor and outdoor plants and trees since his appointment.
	(48422)

128	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what items with a value of over £100 have been taken without authorisation from his Department since his appointment; and what steps have been taken to recover such items.
	(48441)

129	Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his US counterpart on (a) sale of weapons to drugs gangs in Mexico and (b) importing of illegal drugs.
	(48390)

130	John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 15 March 2011, Official Report, column 270W, on the BBC World Service, how many representations overseas UK embassies have received on the reductions in the BBC World Service.
	(48363)

131	Priti Patel (Witham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of the forthcoming UK Chairmanship of the Council of Europe's Committee of Ministers; what programmes, conferences and activities he has planned for the UK Chairmanship; and if he will make a statement.
	(48392)

132	Mr Frank Roy (Motherwell and Wishaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his most recent assessment is of the human rights situation in Darfur.
	(48366)

133	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what arrangements are in place in his Department to (a) reduce levels of work-based stress and (b) provide assistance to staff diagnosed with such stress.
	(48207)

134	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much his Department provided to each charity it funds in each of the last five years; and how much he has allocated for funding to each such charity in each of the next five years.
	(48274)

135	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much his Department has spent on the contents of Ministerial drinks cabinets since 12 May 2010.
	(48401)

136	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much his Department has spent on indoor and outdoor plants and trees since his appointment.
	(48421)

137	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what items with a value of over £100 have been taken without authorisation from his Department since his appointment; and what steps have been taken to recover such items.
	(48440)

138	Mr Ben Bradshaw (Exeter): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many hospital accident and emergency departments in each strategic health authority did not meet the target of treating 98 per cent. of patients within four hours in each of the last six quarters in which the target was applied.
	(48295)

139	Mr Ben Bradshaw (Exeter): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many hospital accident and emergency departments in each strategic health authority have met the target to treat 95 per cent. of patients within four hours in each quarter since the target was reduced from 98 per cent.
	(48298)

140	Mr Ben Bradshaw (Exeter): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients (a) in each primary care trust area in the South West and (b) in each strategic health authority area were not treated within 18 weeks of referral in each quarter since January 2009.
	(48302)

141	Gloria De Piero (Ashfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many operations were carried out in Ashfield constituency in each of the last five years.
	(48343)

142	Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Brighton, Kemptown of 16 February 2011, Official Report, column 860W. on what date he plans to publish a new sexual health strategy.
	(48175)

143	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate his Department has made of the proportion of (a) men and (b) women in each socio-economic decile who are (i) overweight and (ii) obese.
	(48191)

144	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what arrangements are in place in his Department to (a) reduce levels of work-based stress and (b) provide assistance to staff diagnosed with such stress.
	(48205)

145	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much his Department provided to each charity it funds in each of the last five years; and how much he has allocated for funding to each such charity in each of the next five years.
	(48275)

146	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of women in each region aged between 15 and 19 gave birth in each of the last five years.
	(48301)

147	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of patients treated for mental health disorders in NHS facillities received (a) drugs, (b) psychological therapy, (c) mindfulness meditation and (d) a combination of such approaches in the latest period for which figures are available.
	(48305)

148	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment has been made of potential links between low birth rate and levels of (a) obesity, (b) stress and (c) mental illness in (i) childhood and (ii) later life.
	(48306)

149	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent estimate has been made of addiction rates in each region for (a) alcohol, (b) tobacco and (c) controlled substances.
	(48307)

150	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what help and support the NHS offers couples considering parenthood.
	(48464)

151	Mr Ben Wallace (Wyre and Preston North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether donations made by charities to an NHS trust will be regarded as part of their income under his proposals for NHS reform; and whether such donations will result in a corresponding reduction in the central government funding allocated to the trust.
	(48410)

152	Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of (a) Brazilian, (b) Russian, (c) Indian and (d) Chinese nationals resident in the UK.
	(48338)

153	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department has spent on the contents of Ministerial drinks cabinets since 12 May 2010.
	(48398)

154	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department has spent on indoor and outdoor plants and trees since her appointment.
	(48420)

155	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what items with a value of over £100 have been taken without authorisation from her Department since her appointment; and what steps have been taken to recover such items.
	(48439)

156	Vernon Coaker (Gedling): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress has been made in implementing the recommendations of the joint thematic review on the management of gang issues published in June 2010.
	(48346)

157	Gloria De Piero (Ashfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what research her Department has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on any relationship between levels of street lighting and levels of crime.
	(48238)

158	Priti Patel (Witham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to respond to the statement by the Human Rights Commissioner of the Council of Europe on Overuse of the European Arrest Warrant, a threat to human rights.
	(48391)

159	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what arrangements are in place in her Department to (a) reduce levels of work-based stress and (b) provide assistance to staff diagnosed with such stress.
	(48204)

160	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the proportion of children aged under 15 in England who have used cannabis in the last 12 months.
	(48250)

161	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department provided to each charity it funds in each of the last five years; and how much she has allocated for funding to each such charity in each of the next five years.
	(48276)

162	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, representing the House of Commons Commission, what arrangements are in place in the House of Commons Service to (a) reduce levels of work-based stress and (b) provide assistance to staff diagnosed with such stress.
	(48201)

163	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much his Department has spent on the contents of Ministerial drinks cabinets since 12 May 2010.
	(48396)

164	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much his Department has spent on indoor and outdoor plants and trees since his appointment.
	(48419)

165	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what items with a value of over £100 have been taken without authorisation from his Department since his appointment; and what steps have been taken to recover such items.
	(48438)

166	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what arrangements are in place in his Department to (a) reduce levels of work-based stress and (b) provide assistance to staff diagnosed with such stress.
	(48203)

167	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much his Department provided to each charity it funds in each of the last five years; and how much he has allocated for funding to each such charity in each of the next five years.
	(48277)

168	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department has spent on indoor and outdoor plants and trees since his appointment.
	(48418)

169	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what items with a value of over £100 have been taken without authorisation from his Department since his appointment; and what steps have been taken to recover such items.
	(48437)

170	Vernon Coaker (Gedling): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress has been made on developing options for a public consultation on the better regulation of bailiffs; and if he will make a statement.
	(48345)

171	Priti Patel (Witham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for what reasons prisons do not receive enquiries by email; when the decision was taken that prisons could not be contacted by email; and if he will review the merits of this position.
	(48466)

172	Priti Patel (Witham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 16 March 2011, Official Report, column 463W, on prisoners: mass media, which (a) external and (b) internal stakeholders were consulted on the production of PSI 37/2010.
	(48467)

173	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what arrangements are in place in his Department to (a) reduce levels of work-based stress and (b) provide assistance to staff diagnosed with such stress.
	(48202)

174	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department provided to each charity it funds in each of the last five years; and how much he has allocated for funding to each such charity in each of the next five years.
	(48278)

175	Mr Robin Walker (Worcester): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will estimate (a) the cost to the public purse of reducing duty on beers and ciders with an ABV of less than 2.5 per cent. and (b) the fiscal effects of extending this reduction to beers and ciders with an ABV of up to four per cent.
	(48183)

176	James Wharton (Stockton South): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate has been made of the cost to the public purse incurred in the implementation of his planned reforms to the coronial system.
	(48182)

177	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Leader of the House, how much his Office provided to each charity it funds in each of the last five years; and how much he has allocated for funding to each such charity in each of the next five years.
	(48279)

178	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much his Department has spent on the contents of Ministerial drinks cabinets since 12 May 2010.
	(48397)

179	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much his Department has spent on indoor and outdoor plants and trees since his appointment.
	(48417)

180	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what items with a value of over £100 have been taken without authorisation from his Department since his appointment; and what steps have been taken to recover such items.
	(48436)

181	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what arrangements are in place in his Department to (a) reduce levels of work-based stress and (b) provide assistance to staff diagnosed with such stress.
	(48200)

182	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much his Department provided to each charity it funds in each of the last five years; and how much he has allocated for funding to each such charity in each of the next five years.
	(48280)

183	Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Prime Minister, on what dates he has spoken directly with the President of the United States since his appointment.
	(48269)

184	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Prime Minister, how much 10 Downing Street has spent on the contents of his drinks cabinets since 11 May 2010.
	(48399)

185	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how much his Department has spent on indoor and outdoor plants and trees since his appointment.
	(48416)

186	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what items with a value of over £100 have been taken without authorisation from his Department since his appointment; and what steps have been taken to recover such items.
	(48435)

187	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what arrangements are in place in his Department to (a) reduce levels of work-based stress and (b) provide assistance to staff diagnosed with such stress.
	(48198)

188	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how much his Department provided to each charity it funds in each of the last five years; and how much he has allocated for funding to each such charity in each of the next five years.
	(48281)

189	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the honourable Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what arrangements are in place in the Electoral Commission to (a) reduce levels of work-based stress and (b) provide assistance to staff diagnosed with such stress.
	(48196)

190	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the honourable Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, how much the Electoral Commission provided to each charity it funds in each of the last five years; and how much he has allocated for funding to each such charity in each of the next five years.
	(48282)

191	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, what arrangements are in place in the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority to (a) reduce levels of work-based stress and (b) provide assistance to staff diagnosed with such stress.
	(48197)

192	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much his Department has spent on indoor and outdoor plants and trees since his appointment.
	(48415)

193	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what items with a value of over £100 have been taken without authorisation from his Department since his appointment; and what steps have been taken to recover such items.
	(48434)

194	Nia Griffith (Llanelli): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many calls Swansea coastguard station received during hours of (a) daylight and (b) darkness in each month of 2010.
	(48177)

195	Nia Griffith (Llanelli): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with the Welsh Assembly Government on arrangements for collection of Severn Crossing tolls after the end of the current concession.
	(48178)

196	Nia Griffith (Llanelli): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has any plans to hand transfer of responsibility for the collection of tolls on the Severn Crossing to the Welsh Assembly Government after the end of the current concession.
	(48179)

197	Nia Griffith (Llanelli): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether revenue from tolls on the Severn Crossing will be hypothecated for any purpose after the end of the current concession.
	(48180)

198	Duncan Hames (Chippenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effect on the time taken to make stops at intermediary stations on the Great Western Main Line of the introduction of the Intercity Express Programme fleet.
	(48189)

199	Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much was paid to the London Midland franchise in subsidy in each year sine 2007; and what premium payment his Department received in each such year.
	(48239)

200	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what arrangements are in place in his Department to (a) reduce levels of work-based stress and (b) provide assistance to staff diagnosed with such stress.
	(48195)

201	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how muchhis Department provided to each charity it funds in each of the last five years; and how much he has allocated for funding to each such charity in each of the next five years.
	(48283)

202	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much her Department has spent on indoor and outdoor plants and trees since her appointment.
	(48414)

203	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what items with a value of over £100 have been taken without authorisation from her Department since her appointment; and what steps have been taken to recover such items.
	(48432)

204	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what arrangements are in place in her Department to (a) reduce levels of work-based stress and (b) provide assistance to staff diagnosed with such stress.
	(48194)

205	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how muchher Department provided to each charity it funds in each of the last five years; and how much she has allocated for funding to each such charity in each of the next five years.
	(48284)

206	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what arrangements are in place in her Department to (a) reduce levels of work-based stress and (b) provide assistance to staff diagnosed with such stress.
	(48193)

207	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how much the Government Equalities Office provided to each charity it funds in each year since its inception; and how much she has allocated for funding to each such charity in each of the next five years.
	(48285)

208	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department has spent on the contents of Ministerial drinks cabinets since 12 May 2010.
	(48400)

209	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department has spent on indoor and outdoor plants and trees since his appointment.
	(48403)

210	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what items with a value of over £100 have been taken without authorisation from his Department since his appointment; and what steps have been taken to recover such items.
	(48433)

211	Michael Connarty (Linlithgow and East Falkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will discuss with the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport the potential assistance to British Sign Language users in finding and maintaining employment of a universal video relay service.
	(48246)

212	Margot James (Stourbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether existing disability living allowance claimants aged over 65 years will be eligible for the personal independence payment.
	(48356)

213	Margot James (Stourbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has to support the mobility needs of people aged over 65 years with disabilities.
	(48357)

214	Graeme Morrice (Livingston): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what period of time people eligible for employment and support allowance (ESA) will receive additional transitional payments where their incapacity benefit payments are more than their newly assessed ESA rate.
	(48188)

215	David Morris (Morecambe and Lunesdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effect of universal credit on equality between men and women.
	(48176)

216	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what arrangements are in place in his Department to (a) reduce levels of work-based stress and (b) provide assistance to staff diagnosed with such stress.
	(48192)

217	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the drop out rate was for each of the Future Jobs Fund pilot schemes.
	(48312)

TUESDAY 22 MARCH
Questions for Oral Answer

Oral Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

*1	Bill Esterson (Sefton Central): What assessment he has made of the effects on the economy of the trade in mortgage-backed securities and collateralised debt obligations.
	(47918)

*2	Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East): If he will bring forward proposals for a scheme to provide looked-after children with a savings account or trust fund funded by contributions from the Exchequer; and if he will make a statement.
	(47919)

*3	Albert Owen (Ynys Môn): If he will estimate the revenue to the Exchequer attributable to receipts from the increase in the standard rate of value added tax on road fuel.
	(47920)

*4	Lindsay Roy (Glenrothes): What assessment he has made of the effect on levels of employment of the increase in the standard rate of value added tax.
	(47921)

*5	Vernon Coaker (Gedling): If he will estimate the revenue to the Exchequer attributable to receipts from the increase in the standard rate of value added tax on road fuel.
	(47922)

*6	Eric Joyce (Falkirk): What assessment he has made of the effect on consumer confidence of the increase in the standard rate of value added tax since his recent meeting with representatives of the retail industry.
	(47923)

*7	Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): What fiscal measures he has taken to support economic growth in the manufacturing sector.
	(47924)

*8	Mike Gapes (Ilford South): What assessment he has made of the effect on levels of employment of the increase in the standard rate of value aded tax.
	(47925)

*9	Debbie Abrahams (Oldham East and Saddleworth): If he will review the pace of proposed reductions in public expenditure to take into account GDP figures for the fourth quarter of 2010.
	(47926)

*10	Stephen Phillips (Sleaford and North Hykeham): By what date he expects revenue to the Exchequer to match levels of public expenditure.
	(47927)

*11	Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): If he will (a) prepare and (b) publish an assessment of the relative effect of his forthcoming budget on women, families and ethnic minorities.
	(47928)

*12	Stephen Metcalfe (South Basildon and East Thurrock): What fiscal measures he has taken to support economic growth in the manufacturing sector.
	(47929)

*13	Anas Sarwar (Glasgow Central): What assessment he has made of the effect on road fuel prices of the increase in the standard rate of value added tax.
	(47930)

*14	Mark Lancaster (Milton Keynes North): What recent representations he has received on measures to reduce the budget deficit.
	(47931)

*15	Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): What recent assessment he has made of the effect on economic growth of the spending reductions set out in the June 2010 Budget.
	(47932)

*16	Mr Geoffrey Robinson (Coventry North West): What recent assessment he has made of the effect on economic growth of the spending reductions set out in the June 2010 Budget.
	(47933)

*17	Graeme Morrice (Livingston): If he will review the pace of proposed reductions in public expenditure to take into account the GDP figures for the fourth quarter of 2010.
	(47934)

*18	Barry Gardiner (Brent North): If he will review the pace of proposed reductions in public expenditure to take into account the GDP figures for the fourth quarter of 2010.
	(47935)

*19	John Mann (Bassetlaw): What recent assessment he has made of trends in duty and value added tax on petrol.
	(47936)

*20	Mr Douglas Carswell (Clacton): What steps he is taking to reduce the rate of inflation.
	(47937)

*21	Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): What assessment he has made of the contribution of HM Revenue and Customs to reducing the budget deficit.
	(47938)

*22	Heidi Alexander (Lewisham East): If he will bring forward proposals for a further tax on bank bonuses.
	(47939)

*23	Ian Mearns (Gateshead): If he will review the pace of proposed reductions in public expenditure to take into account the GDP figures for the fourth quarter of 2010.
	(47940)

*24	Mrs Helen Grant (Maidstone and The Weald): What fiscal measures he has taken to support economic growth in Kent.
	(47941)

*25	Amber Rudd (Hastings and Rye): What fiscal measures he is taking to support economic growth in the manufacturing sector.
	(47942)

At 3.15 pm

Topical Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

The Members listed below have been selected by ballot to ask a Topical Question.

*1	Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
	(47943)

*2	Mike Freer (Finchley and Golders Green):
	(47944)

*3	John Pugh (Southport):
	(47945)

*4	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree):
	(47946)

*5	Bill Esterson (Sefton Central):
	(47947)

*6	Mrs Linda Riordan (Halifax):
	(47948)

*7	Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge):
	(47949)

*8	Mr Geoffrey Robinson (Coventry North West):
	(47950)

*9	Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham):
	(47951)

*10	Graeme Morrice (Livingston):
	(47952)

Questions for Written Answer

Notices given on Wednesday 9 March

1 N	Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what consideration he has given to the merits of screening those infected with hepatitis C for the extra-hepatic manifestations identified in the Government's recent review of contaminated blood products.
	(46375)

2 N	Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what consideration he has given to the merits of screening for pathogens for those at greater risk of being infected with such pathogens as a result of having received pooled blood products for the treatment of bleeding disorders.
	(46376)

3 N	Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for what reason he has maintained the classification of the hepatitis C virus in two stages; and if he will make a statement.
	(46377)

4 N	Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what consideration he has given to the merits of introducing two stages of classification of HIV; and if he will make a statement.
	(46378)

Notices given on Friday 11 March

3 N	Craig Whittaker (Calder Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions his Department has had with representatives of local authorities on (a) waste management and (b) waste prevention.
	(47192)

4 N	Craig Whittaker (Calder Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps her Department has taken to encourage the use of products which prevent waste.
	(47190)

Notices given on Monday 14 March

1 N	Craig Whittaker (Calder Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment her Department has made of the variation in the cost to the public purse in each local authority of (a) waste prevention and (b) recycling.
	(47189)

2 N	Craig Whittaker (Calder Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will estimate the potential saving to the public purse of 10 per cent. of parents switching from use of disposable nappies for their children to re-usable nappies.
	(47191)

3 N	John Stevenson (Carlisle): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department is taking to encourage businesses to invest in environmental projects.
	(47288)

4 N	Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he has plans to end the two-stage system of classification of Hepatitis C for patients who suffer from a bleeding condition or a condition which increases the risks arising from the liver biopsy required to ascertain whether a patient is in stage 1 or stage 2 of the disease.
	(47306)

Notices given on Tuesday 15 March

1 N	Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many (a) full-time and (b) part-time lecturers were employed in the further education sector (i) nationally and (ii) in the West Midlands in each of the last three years.
	(47878)

2 N	Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many medical students graduated in (a) England and (b) the West Midlands in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
	(47879)

3 N	Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of (a) maintained and (b) private, voluntary and independent full day childcare settings in the West Midlands were deemed (i) outstanding, (ii) good, (iii) satisfactory and (iv) inadequate by Ofsted in each of the last three years.
	(47880)

4 N	Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many school children were excluded permanently from schools in (a) Coventry and (b) the West Midlands in 2010.
	(47881)

5 N	Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has to increase the number of language teachers in primary and secondary schools.
	(47882)

Notices given on Wednesday 16 March

2 N	Valerie Vaz (Walsall South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will take steps to address the level of attrition between education and employment for women in (a) engineering, (b) science and (c) other technology disciplines.
	(48023)

3 N	Mr David Blunkett (Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to assist spouses of UK nationals seeking to leave Libya who have not yet received entry clearance to enter the UK.
	(48021)

4 N	Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent representations he has received on cardiac surgical outcomes; and if he will take steps to maintain adequate time for the collection and benchmarking of data related to such outcomes in the job plans of consultants.
	(48134)

5 N	Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in how many cases where couples made a joint claim for jobseeker's allowance the nominated recipient was (a) a man and (b) a woman in the last year for which figures are available.
	(48092)

6 N	Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in how many cases where couples made a joint claim for (a) income-related jobseeker's allowance, (b) income support and (c) income-related employment and support allowance the claim was made by (a) a man and (b) a woman in the last year for which figures are available.
	(48093)

Notices given on Thursday 17 March

1 N	Valerie Vaz (Walsall South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the effects on university (a) science and (b) engineering departments of proposals to limit the number of non-EU students studying in UK universities.
	[Transferred] (48022)

2 N	Nia Griffith (Llanelli): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many (a) men and (b) women are employed in businesses with fewer than 10 employees excluding sole proprietors.
	(48218)

3
N

Nia Griffith (Llanelli): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the level of savings to the public purse which will result from a reduction in administration through exempting micro businesses from regulations on (a) maternity rights, (b) right to request flexible leave, (c) removal of the default retirement age and (d) flexible parental leave.

(48219)

4 N	Nia Griffith (Llanelli): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many employees would lose the right to (a) request flexible leave, (b) statutory maternity rights and (c) shared parental leave if an exemption from such rights is introduced for micro-businesses.
	(48221)

5 N	Martin Horwood (Cheltenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what discussions his Department has had with (a) representatives of (i) pub companies, (ii) breweries, (iii) pub licensees and (iv) consumers, (b) the Campaign for Real Ale and (c) other interested parties on the (A) beer tie and (b) voluntary reform of the pub industry.
	(48375)

6 N	Martin Horwood (Cheltenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what consideration he has given to the implementation of a statutory industry code of practice for the pub industry.
	(48376)

7 N	Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many potential students were reached by Aim higher in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.
	(48377)

8 N	Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many potential students were reached under University Access agreements in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.
	(48378)

9 N	Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department have met representatives of (i) Apollo Group Inc and (ii) the University of Phoenix to discuss higher education in England since his appointment.
	(48457)

10 N	Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether funds allocated and not spent on the National Citizen Service by the end of March 2011 can be carried over into the following financial year.
	(48259)

11 N	Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what representations he has received from the London Borough of Islington on its level of central Government support for 2011-12; what assessment he has made of the effects of the settlement; and if he will make a statement.
	(48454)

12 N	Mr David Ward (Bradford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when the Local Government Resource Review will be concluded.
	(48217)

13 N	Mr Ivan Lewis (Bury South): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, whether Arts Council England has put in place arrangements to (a) assess and (b) publish an assessment of the effects of (i) local government, (ii) regional development agency and (iii) higher education spending reductions on arts and cultural organisations.
	(48451)

14 N	Mr Ivan Lewis (Bury South): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, when he last met the (a) chair and (b) Chief Executive of Arts Council England to discuss their future funding decisions.
	(48452)

15 N	Mr Ivan Lewis (Bury South): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what the membership of his Department's Creative Economy Programme Ministerial Board is; and when that Board last met.
	(48453)

16 N	Mr Ivan Lewis (Bury South): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, whether he has any plans to meet representatives of other media organisations before reaching a final decision on Newscorp's proposed acquisition of BSkyB.
	(48458)

17 N	Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what expected financial savings his Department plans to make from the abolition of the Animal Welfare Advisory Committee.
	(48315)

18 N	Ann Coffey (Stockport): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 8 March 2011, Official Report, columns 1002-06W, on children in care, from what source the information in the Answer was derived; and what factors he took into account when compiling the information given in the Answer.
	(48260)

19 N	Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he expects to issue an invitation for expression of interest in the Healthy Schools Programme.
	(48258)

20 N	Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which body is responsible for arbitrating disputes over responsibility for payments under the Private Finance Initiative (PFI) in cases where a school constructed or improved under a PFI Project subsequently becomes an academy.
	(48262)

21 N	Mike Gapes (Ilford South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when his Department was notified of the proposal to use the Downshall Centre in Ilford as a location for a free school.
	(48379)

22 N	Mike Gapes (Ilford South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions his Department had with representatives of (a) Redbridge Council and (b) Partnership for Schools prior to the decision on the location of a free school in Ilford.
	(48380)

23 N	Mike Gapes (Ilford South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what consultation (a) his Department and (b) Partnership for Schools conducted on the location of a free school in Ilford.
	(48381)

24 N	Mike Gapes (Ilford South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will meet representatives of Redbridge Council to discuss the potential effects on local community groups of the establishment of a free school at the Downshall Centre in Ilford.
	(48382)

25 N	Mike Gapes (Ilford South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when his Department was first informed that E-Act wished to purchase the Downshall Centre in Ilford.
	(48383)

26 N	Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) initial teacher training places and (b) Teach First places there were at each higher education institution in the academic year (i) 2009-10 and (ii) 2010-11; how many he expects there to be in the academic year 2011-12; and if he will make a statement.
	(48456)

27 N	John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what guidance her Department issues to bird ringers on the number of rings which should be fitted per bird.
	(48316)

28 N	John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the number of wild birds which were ringed in the latest period for which figures are available; and what assessment she has made of the health risks posed to birds by excessive ringing.
	(48317)

29 N	Tony Lloyd (Manchester Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the government of Bahrain on the protection of human rights during periods of unrest; and if he will make a statement.
	(48347)

30 N	Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will take steps to reduce the barriers to the award of NHS contracts to small and medium-sized enterprises.
	(48257)

31 N	Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many training places for medical students there were in each higher education institution in the academic year (a) 2009-10 and (b) 2010-11; how many he expects there to be in the academic year 2011-12; and if he will make a statement.
	(48455)

32 N	Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he plans to extend the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to GP pathfinder consortia.
	(48216)

33 N	Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the level of overtime payments to full time police officers at basic command unit level.
	(48215)

34 N	Tony Lloyd (Manchester Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the number of Azure cards issued in (a) the City of Manchester, (b) Greater Manchester and (c) the UK.
	(48384)

35 N	Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many complaints of unjustifiable discipline by a trade union were (a) heard and (b) upheld by an employment tribunal in each year since 1996.
	(48261)

36 N	Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham and Sale West): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the increased capacity that would be created on the West Coast Mainline through introduction of the European Rail Traffic Management System and in-cab signalling technology.
	(48373)

37 N	Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham and Sale West): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the net number of jobs that will created by the High Speed 2 project; over what time period such jobs will be created; and where such jobs will be located.
	(48374)

38 N	Jim Fitzpatrick (Poplar and Limehouse): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the number of passengers expected to leave the UK by air in (a) 2011-12, (b) 2012-13, (c) 2013-14 and (d) 2014-15.
	(48220)

39 N	Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether recipients of jobseekers' allowance who are attending interviews and work trials receive assistance from the public purse with the cost of travel and meals.
	(48256)

40 N	Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has had discussions with Ministers in the (a) Scottish Government , (b) Welsh Asembly Government and (c) Northern Ireland Executive on the members they propose to appoint to the Child Poverty Commission.
	(48348)

WEDNESDAY 23 MARCH
Questions for Oral Answer

Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

*1	Guto Bebb (Aberconwy): What recent progress has been made in discussions with the Northern Ireland Executive and the Chancellor of the Exchequer on changes to corporation tax in Northern Ireland.
	(47492)

*2	Paul Uppal (Wolverhampton South West): What recent assessment he has made of the state of the economy in Northern Ireland.
	(47493)

*3	Naomi Long (Belfast East): What assessment he has made of the likely effects of changes in air passenger duty on business travel between Northern Ireland and London.
	(47494)

*4	Glyn Davies (Montgomeryshire): What recent discussions he has had with Ministerial colleagues on the registration of donations to political parties active in Northern Ireland.
	(47495)

*5	Mark Durkan (Foyle): What recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the Aggregates Levy Credit scheme in Northern Ireland.
	(47496)

*6	Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): What recent steps the Government has taken to increase economic competitiveness in Northern Ireland.
	(47497)

*7	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): When he expects plans to establish an enterprise zone for Northern Ireland to be announced.
	(47498)

*8	David Rutley (Macclesfield): What recent assessment he has made of the state of the economy in Northern Ireland.
	(47499)

*9	Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): What recent assessment he has made of the level of threat to security in Northern Ireland posed by residual terrorist groups; and if he will make a statement.
	(47500)

*10	Graham Evans (Weaver Vale): What recent discussions he has had with Ministerial colleagues on the registration of donations to political parties active in Northern Ireland.
	(47501)

*11	Patrick Mercer (Newark): What assessment he has made of trends in the level of dissident activity in Northern Ireland.
	(47502)

*12	Christopher Pincher (Tamworth): What recent discussions he has had with Ministers in the Northern Ireland Executive on economic development in Northern Ireland.
	(47503)

*13	Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): What recent discussions he has had with Ministerial colleagues on measures to promote economic growth in Northern Ireland.
	(47504)

*14	Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): What recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on corporation tax policy in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement.
	(47505)

*15	Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley): Whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Defence on steps to mark the return to Northern Ireland of the Royal Irish Regiment and the Irish Guards from operational deployment in Afghanistan.
	(47506)

At 12 noon

Oral Questions to the Prime Minister

Unless otherwise indicated the Members listed below will ask a question without notice.

*1	John Woodcock (Barrow and Furness): If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 23 March.
	(48222)

*2	Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire):
	(48223)

*3	Mr David Amess (Southend West):
	(48224)

*4	Gavin Barwell (Croydon Central):
	(48225)

*5	Chris Evans (Islwyn):
	(48226)

*6	Roberta Blackman-Woods (City of Durham):
	(48227)

*7	Mr Brian H. Donohoe (Central Ayrshire):
	(48228)

*8	Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):
	(48229)

*9	Angela Smith (Penistone and Stocksbridge):
	(48230)

*10	Emma Reynolds (Wolverhampton North East):
	(48231)

*11	Mr David Blunkett (Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough):
	(48232)

*12	Neil Carmichael (Stroud):
	(48233)

*13	Matthew Hancock (West Suffolk):
	(48234)

*14	Catherine McKinnell (Newcastle Upon Tyne North):
	(48235)

*15	Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central):
	(48236)

Questions for Written Answer

Notices given on Thursday 10 March

1 N	Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, by what date she expects to end the practice of detaining children of failed asylum seekers.
	(46734)

Notices given on Tuesday 15 March

1 N	Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the reputational effects of the use of funds from (a) Libya, (b) former Nazi sources and (c) other oppressive regimes by UK universities; and if he will make a statement.
	(47581)

2 N	Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will (a) draw-up and (b) promulgate a code of practice for higher education establishments in respect of the use of funds from oppressive regimes for sponsorship of (i) studentships and (ii) academic posts.
	(47583)

3 N	Caroline Dinenage (Gosport): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment the (a) Army, (b) Royal Navy and (c) Royal Air Force has made of current and future requirements for community policing within the estate of its married quarters.
	[R] (47883)

4 N	Caroline Dinenage (Gosport): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment has been made of the effect of a move towards tri-service accommodation on requirements for community policing.
	(47884)

5 N	John Stevenson (Carlisle): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she expects to publish information on those forests which are to be sold.
	(47759)

6 N	John Stevenson (Carlisle): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has for the future of High Stand Plantation in Carlisle constituency.
	(47885)

7 N	Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to the South Korean government to seek an end to the practice of farming bears for bile.
	(47580)

Notices given on Wednesday 16 March

1 N	Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he expects the tendering process to begin for functions performed by the Qualifications, Curriculum and Development Authority; and if he will make a statement.
	(48094)

2 N	Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions he has had with representatives of (a) private sector companies and (b) voluntary organisations on the future of the Qualifications, Curriculum and Development Authority since his appointment.
	(48095)

3 N	Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he last met representatives of the Qualifications, Curriculum and Development Authority to discuss the transition of that body's responsibilities.
	(48096)

4
N

Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he last met representatives of the Public and Commercial Services Union to discuss redundancies that will result from the abolition of the Qualifications, Curriculum and Development Authority; and what his most recent estimate is of the number of employees who will be (a) transferred to other bodies and (b) made redundant.

(48097)

Notices given on Thursday 17 March

1 N	Chi Onwurah (Newcastle Upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what plans he has for future funding of Buisness Link; and if he will make a statement.
	(48318)

2 N	Chi Onwurah (Newcastle Upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what meetings (a) he and (b) Ministers in his Department have had with interested parties on micro-business regulation.
	(48319)

3 N	Chi Onwurah (Newcastle Upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will estimate the number of (a) micro-businesses and (b) employees of micro-businesses there are in each (i) region, (ii) local authority area and (iii) Parliamentary constituency.
	(48320)

4 N	Chi Onwurah (Newcastle Upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will estimate the average wage of employees of micro-businesses of each (a) gender and (b) age group for those in (i) full-time and (ii) part-time employment.
	(48321)

5 N	Chi Onwurah (Newcastle Upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will estimate the average wage of employees of businesses with more than 10 employees of each (a) gender and (b) age group for those in (i) full-time and (ii) part-time employment.
	(48322)

6 N	Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which companies were considered for the operation of 2011 Census data processing before the award of the contract.
	(48387)

7 N	Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what support his Department is providing to the Democratic Republic of Congo in preparation for its presidential and parliamentary elections.
	(48388)

8 N	Valerie Vaz (Walsall South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received on the conduct of the recent elections in Burma.
	(48385)

9 N	Valerie Vaz (Walsall South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether his Department had discussions with Aung San Suu Kyi on its policy on aid to Burma.
	(48351)

10 N	Valerie Vaz (Walsall South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether his Department provides funding to the Women's League of Burma.
	(48386)

11 N	Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many complaints the Legal Services Commission has (a) received and (b) recorded and dealth with within (i) three, (ii) 10 and (iii) 14 working days of receipt (A) since the appointment of its current Chief Executive and (B) in respect of the family law tender process conducted in 2010.
	(48459)

12 N	Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many family law matter starts the Legal Services Commission allocated when the initial results of the 2010 family law tender were announced; and how many such starts each successful bidder (a) returned or (b) reduced following the abandonment of the tender.
	(48460)

13 N	Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many complaints the Legal Services Commission has recorded from (a) members of the judiciary, (b) hon. Members, (c) legal services providers and (d) others about its tender process for the family law contract; when each was received; and how each was (i) recorded and (ii) subsequently handled by the Commission.
	(48461)

14
N

Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what guidance the Legal Services Commission follows in determining what constitutes a complaint made (a) to the Commission and (b) about its services; and what arrangements were made to (i) advise and (ii) train (A) the Chairman, (B) the Chief Executive, (C) other personnel in the Chief Executive's office and (D) the Legal Director of the Commission in its complaints procedures.

(48462)

15 N	Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many wages inspectorate visits have been made to (a) small, (b) medium and (c) large companies in each of the last six months.
	(48389)

THURSDAY 24 MARCH Questions for Written Answer

Notices given on Wednesday 16 March

1 N	Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many employees the Renewable Fuels Agency has; and what the cost to his Department of that body was in each of the last three years.
	(48171)

Notices given on Thursday 17 March

1
N

Mr Brian H. Donohoe (Central Ayrshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many call-outs were attended by (a) RNAS Prestwick, (b) RAF Boulmer, (c) RAF Chivenor, (d) DST Leconfield, (e) RAF Valley, (f) RAF Wattisham, (g) RNAS Culdrose, (h) HMCG Lee-on-the-Solent, (i) HMCG Portland, (j) HMCG Stornoway, (k) HMCG Sumburgh and (l) RAF Lossiemouth in each of the last five years for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement.

(48263)

2 N	Mr Brian H. Donohoe (Central Ayrshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what he expects the staffing level of (a) RNAS Prestwick, (b) RAF Boulmer, (c) RAF Chivenor, (d) DST Leconfield, (e) RAF Valley, (f) RAF Wattisham, (g) RNAS Culdrose, (h) HMCG Lee-on-the-Solent, (i) HMCG Portland, (j) HMCG Stornoway, (k) HMCG Sumburgh and (l) RAF Lossiemouth to be in the next five years.
	(48264)

3 N	Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what mechanism his Department has put in place to ensure passenger safety at unstaffed train stations.
	(48265)

4 N	Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has had discussions with London Midland on its plans to close ticket offices.
	(48266)

5 N	Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will assess the adequacy of the assistance available for disabled passengers to board trains at unstaffed train stations.
	(48267)

6 N	Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, under what budget headings the subsidy for London Midland train operating company was spent in the latest period for which figures are available.
	(48268)

MONDAY 28 MARCH Questions for Written Answer

Notices given on Tuesday 15 March

1 N	Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what his policy is on teaching of citizenship in the school curriculum; and if he will make a statement.
	(47582)

2 N	John Stevenson (Carlisle): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much compensation was paid by the Land Registry due to fraud in (a) 2008-09 and (b) 2009-10.
	(47886)

WEDNESDAY 30 MARCH Questions for Written Answer

Notices given on Wednesday 16 March

1
N

Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with officials in her Department on the process of loading batches of samples to the National DNA Database; how many samples are contained in each batch loaded to the database; whether such batches can be split retrospectively after loading; and if she will make a statement.

(48098)

2 N	Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the cost to the public purse of her proposals to remove certain DNA profiles from the National DNA Database.
	(48099)

3 N	Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, who will be responsible for (a) taking possession of DNA profile material and (b) supervising the destruction of records following the closure of the Forensic Science Service.
	(48172)

4 N	Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential effects of the closure of the Forensic Science Service on the Government's plans to remove profiles from the National DNA Database.
	(48173)

THURSDAY 31 MARCH Questions for Written Answer

Notices given on Thursday 17 March

1 N	Tom Blenkinsop (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what consideration her Department has given to the recommendation of the Pitt Report that flood defences should be allocated an above-inflation funding settlement.
	(48323)

2 N	Tom Blenkinsop (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has to establish a mechanism to measure the Government's commitment to be the greenest administration ever.
	(48324)

3 N	Tom Blenkinsop (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to assist the farming industry in preparing for the ban on battery cages for laying hens.
	(48349)


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